Tonight at 7 PM, artist and activist Patrick Lichty will discuss his work at Upgrade! Chicago—the local "node" of Upgrade! International, a network "united by art, technology, and a commitment to bridging cultural divides." Upgrade! Chicago meets every second Tuesday of the month at the Nightingale (1084 N. Milwaukee). Lichty's done animation for the anti-corporate pranksters the Yes Men and is currently a faculty member of Columbia College's Interactive Arts and Media Department.

Check out strange open-air art along highways and byways in Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

Artist and environmental activist Jenny Kendler makes complex work about the weird relationship between humans and the natural world. And she has just found a bigger platform as the first-ever artist in residence for the Natural Resources Defense Council.